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17:19

Traffic returns to normal

All lanes are open and traffic has returned to normal after the earlier bus fire on A11 Eastbound between A1307 Cambridge Road (Four Went Ways) and Balsham Road.

16:41

Footage of the fire (warning: bad language)

16:39

Footage from the A11 bus fire (from @abilxuise)

15:33

Full update from fire service

Cambridgeshire Fire and rescue have said that two of its crews from Cambridge, one from Sawston, and one from Suffolk attended the bus fire on the A11 northbound between Balsham and the junction to the Wilbrahams this afternoon.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reels to extinguish the fire on the double decker bus which was well alight on a slip road.

The cause of the fire was said to have accidentally started in the engine.

Crews returned to their stations by 2.56pm.

15:27

Bus was on way to Africa

According to the BBC, the burnt out bus was fitted out as a library and travelling to Africa for charity work.

(Image: Keith Jones)

15:24

One lane closed on A11

The latest traffic update states that one lane (of two) is still closed and traffic is slow on the A11 northbound between the A1307 Cambridge Road (Four Went Ways) and Balsham Road.

The road was closed completely until around 14:15 when one lane reopened.

15:20

Three people on the bus

A spokeswoman for the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has told the News: “It wasn’t a passenger bus, but there were three people on board, but everyone was off before the fire broke out.”

The fire was said to have started in the bus’s engine.

15:02

Fire engines at the scene

(Image: Keith Jones)

14:54

Smoking wreckage

(Image: Keith Jones)

14:48

Burning debris on the road

(Image: Keith Jones)

14:48

Firefighters tackling the bus fire

05/07/17 Bus Fire 05/07/17 - Firefighters dealing with a bus which caught fire on the A11 south of Cambridge between the A1307 junction at the Wilbraham junction. Picture: Keith Jones (Image: Keith Jones)

14:42

14:41

Photo from Lucie Auburn of the A11 fire

The bus fire on the A11 (Image: Lucie Auburn)

14:40

Latest photo from police

Police photo of A11 fire

14:32Tom Pilgrim

Traffic moving

14:30Rachael West

14:30Tom Pilgrim

Location of fire

The bus is reported to be on fire on the A11’s northbound carriageway between the junctions with the A1307 Cambridge Road (Four Went Ways) and Balsham Road.

(Image: Google)

14:16Chris Elliott

Police tweet picture

Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Policing Unit have tweeted a photo of the incident, saying: “A11 Cambridge delays due to bus fire.”

A11 vehicle fire

14:12Rachael West

14:11Rachael West

Smoke can be seen on the A11

14:10Tom Pilgrim

Fire brigade on the scene

The A11 is closed whilst the fire brigade deal with the bus fire. The bus itself is reported to have made it in to a lay-by, however a fire engine is stopped in lane one. The carriageway has been fully closed for safety.

14:10Tom Pilgrim

A11 closed

There is queuing traffic on the A11 which is closed due to bus fire the northbound carriageway between A1307 Cambridge Road (Four Went Ways) and Balsham Road.